Everything is better with a dragon, says my husband. To his credit he has t-shirts with dragons, dragon figures, beer mugs with dragons, dragon books, board games with dragons, dragon posters ... and he cannot sleep without Little Tooth, his dragon stuffed animal. That is why it was a matter of time before he considered becoming tattoos with dragons.
But If you like these adorable animals, it is not so easy to be inspired by the tattoos with dragons. In fact, the first question that comes to mind has its former question. Did we go for a western or eastern dragon design? We will analyze both of them below.
The western dragon, the winged monster
The relationship between the two great types of dragon (the western and the eastern) is extremely interesting, since, although they are mostly opposites, they have points in common.
Firstly, the western dragon arose from ancient Greek myths, and is conceived as a monster. Inspired by large reptiles, such as alligators, crocodiles or snakes, Western dragons have wings, breathe fire and are not very cute. They are used in numerous stories as a personification of evil (as in the apocalypse) that the hero must kill to save himself and his loved ones.
The eastern dragon, floating wisdom
Instead, the eastern dragon is the opposite. It has its origin in China, some say that in the totems in which it was represented in some tribes, which would justify its elongated shape. Although their body resembles that of a snake, eastern dragons have characteristics inspired by other animalslike deer antlers and catfish whiskers. Also, they almost never have wings.
In eastern cultures, finally, dragons do not have negative connotationsOn the contrary: they are animals that represent elements of nature, good and very wise.
We hope this article on tattoos with dragons has helped inspire you in tattoos with dragons. Tell us, do you like these tattoos? Did you know the differences between the two great types of dragons? Leave a comment!